| NHTSA Record Id: 640 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: TOYOTA |
| Recalled Component Id: 000015100000216241000000148 |
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| Model Name: HIGHLANDER |
Model Year: 2002 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V208000 |
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| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Nov, 17 2000 |
End date of Manufacturing: May, 31 2002 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 154593 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 23 2002 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Toyota Motor Corporation |
Report Received Date: Jul, 30 2002 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 01 2002 |
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| Defect Summary : On sport utility vehicles, there is a breather hose that attaches to the nozzle of the on-board refueling vapor recovery (orvr) valve, which is located on the topside of the fuel tank. the breather hose is attached with a clamp, whose "tabs" face in the upward direction. when the vehicle was crashed under the new car assessment program (ncap) test (i.e., 35 mph frontal barrier crash), the clamp "tabs" contacted the underside of the body due to movement of the fuel tank, causing the nozzle to break. |
Consequence Summary: In the worst case, nozzle breakage could result in fuel leakage if the vehicle rolls-over after a high speed frontal crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will rotate the specified clamp. owner notification began september 23, 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331. |
Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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